AMP campus ministries took a group of students up to Lake Williamson in Illinois for their annual Fallout Retreat, the weekend of Sept. 16. Over 20 students attended, including the MBU Chapel Band and guest speaker Curtis Gilbert, pastor of The Journey Church Metro East. The weekend was filled with Bible study, worship and of course, a lot of fun.
In this day and age of Easter being genericized and secularized to little more than a bland springtime holiday that markets Peeps and egg-dying kits, what can we do as Christians at this time of year? Certainly it’s OK to hunt Easter Eggs and dress up in pretty pastels, but how can we maintain a focus on the Cross as we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ?
Photo by: Colby Duncan — Graphic Illustration by: Steve O’Neal
On average in the United States, during the time it takes you to read this story, someone will be a victim of physical violence by an intimate partner. Here is a video that reminds us all: “It’s On Us.”
As spring semester begins at Missouri Baptist University, students are settling in to new routines and new relationships. With that comes stress. MBU Timeline bloggers are answering the following question: What are you struggling with and how are you coping?
Here are some interesting facts about MBU Timeline, the student newsmagazine of Missouri Baptist University, in St. Louis:
*Our mission statement is: MBU Timeline is the student news network of Missouri Baptist University, a private Christian university that embraces the essential core value of “social change through service and leadership.”
*The Bible verse that drives our mission is 2 Timothy 2:15 (Worldwide English Version): “Tell the true message in the right way.”
*The WordPress website has been up since late-fall 2013. We average about 3,000 sessions and about 5,000 pageviews per month.
*Our stories and galleries get as few as 40 or 50 hits, or as many as 8,000 hits.
*We have readers in every state and more than 90 countries around the world. We have several readers in South America, the United Kingdom, India and Australia.
*Most of our readers are in Missouri, followed by Illinois, California and Texas.
*We do not accept advertising as we are a not-for-profit online newsmagazine.
*We welcome contributors from all walks of MBU life, regardless of your major. Reach out to us on Twitter at: @mbutimeline.
Photos by Michael Aylor
